Minutes

Throughout our time in school we are forced to read hundreds of books, in my case I never enjoyed too many that I had to read. When I think of that one book that I had to read that I will never forget, it that would be 19 Minutes by Jodi Picoult. She is now my favorite author, after reading this book my freshman year I read several after. What I love about her writing is that she is not afraid of talking about the hard topics, like in this book a school shooting. When I went to the library I was…

In George Orwell’s novel “1984” The Two Minutes Hate is a powerful –and weird display of many of the psychological concepts. Since all of the members of society are required to participate in the Two Minute Hate, there’s definitely an aspect of groupthink at play. The one member of the Party who escapes is Goldstein. His picture is shown each meeting and he is hissed and booed. He may have been one of the good guys who was able to escape The Party but is now a bad guy because the Party says so.…

The scene begins with a view of a tunnel, which is kicked open by a group of shouting men and a man taken out. The individual is the former Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi, who is then shot dead. The scene has a dramatic element to it, with some young men were seen making a dash towards the stage and shouts rent the air, as the former President is portrayed in an open, graphic state. The shot has slowly rising orchestral music in the background, which threatens to be drowned by the gunshots and…

In the heritage minute video, Sir John A. Macdonald outlines his vision for confederation en route to the Charlottetown Conference. On July 1st, 1867 Sir John A. Macdonald became Canada’s first prime minister, which is an significant event to certain Canadians (Historica Canada, 2014). In this video, it is evident that the heritage minute is telling the viewers that Canada was formed based on unity, courage, persistence, and strength. The video also shows that Sir John A. Macdonald used liquor…

My Dreaded 4 Minute Drive It must be the way I grew up. All my friends and schoolmates had neighbors. I never had neighbors. I was driving home from working one night, in the dark after closing It was almost eleven o’clock. It was a short 4 minute drive, but I dreaded going home. I started reflecting how the houses I’ve lived in were always at least 20 minutes away from town, but surrounded by golden fields smack dab in the middle of the country where all I could hear at night is silence and…

A Death Every Six and a Half Minutes William Faulkner’s, A Rose for Emily, is the perfect short story to be relayed into the film media. In written form, the story is asking to be loaded with gothic literary devices which can only be fully used and appreciated on screen. From the first moments the audience is drawn into the dark, twisted tale, and once Emily and her father are introduced it is clear this story isn’t going to have a neat and tidy happy ending. The producers were brilliant with…

major subjects in the novel Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult. A character in the novel named Peter is a victim of bullying and he takes matters into his own hands by committing a school shooting in his own high…

I chose the book 10- Minute Mindfulness: 71 Simple Habits for Living in the Present Moment for my book review. The title of the book intrigued me because I struggle with stress, anxiety and the need to have everything planned out and perfect for the future. So, I decided to give this book a read because I would love to be able to live in the moment positively and enjoy my life and children instead of constantly worrying about the what-ifs and trying to pencil in every detail of the day ahead of…

Orwell, Winston recognizes that even if you speak about something or someone negatively, it still spreads their influence. Before the scheduled event called Two Minutes of Hate, Winston explains the life of Emmanuel Goldstein. Goldstein was once a leading figure of the Party, who then attempted to overthrow it. During the scheduled Two Minutes of Hate, Winston expressed his concern, “that although Goldstein was hated and despised by everybody, although every day, and a thousand times a day, on…

The reading for this week, Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager, was quite interesting. The book contained some great insights and concepts of self-leadership. Three concepts from the book Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager are challenging assumed constraints, celebrating your points of points of power and collaborating for success. These three concepts are discussed in detail in the next section. The “challenging assumed constraints” is a concept many individuals encounter in…